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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1903
Page
8
A dramatic campaign in Seattle features General C. T. Hillman forming ten thousand rent victims as a protest army. They advocate buying homes on small payments, urging residents to join Hillman City office to learn names and speak with those in the ranks.
Vast sales claim 5000 lots and 280 acre tracts sold in Hillman City over 8 months with rich soil and free Cedar River water. Advertises low fares, quick sales, and housing options from four to six rooms with payment plans. touts proximity to Lake Washington and mountain views. seeks 50 workers for unspecified jobs with good wages.
Special from Victoria B Co describes improved wreck position after pumping and patching holes in the hull. Coal removal will take hours before floating the ship. Rear Admiral Bickford to return, a court martial may consider the navigating officer. The ship may never float again due to large hull and keel damage.
The annual school election reports 700 votes cast by afternoon with Rev. FE Smith dominating in most wards. Socialists expect Harriet W. Titus to gain later as working men vote after hours. total registration reaches 6 000 with heavy Socialist push.
C W 8 ue, living at the corner of Eighth Avenue West and Galer Street, filed a damage claim with the board of public works this morning. He says John Kalberg, while grading Eighth Avenue West, destroyed his fence, hedge and lot.
The corporations committee referred the Great Northern railroad franchise request for extending its right of way on King Street toward Jackson Street and vacating portions of Wheeler Vermont King Streets Seattle Boulevard and Railroad Avenue for a new union depot site. A special committee of council leaders, the president and the city engineer will meet with railroad officials to seek compensation before any street vacating.
Dan McAuley, born in Canada and long resident here, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the killings of William Laughlin and James Clark at the O K saloon last April. Judge Rudkin sentenced him to 17 years at hard labor and the costs, noting intoxication as the sole extenuating factor. The liquor supplier, George Smith, was identified by the judge as having sold the drink.
A dispute over Comique and Park theater management led Tom Considine to draw a gun Thursday night and eject Brennen from the Comique. An injunction restraining Considine from interfering was issued in the superior court at 2 AM and later dissolved by Judge Bell.
Hermann Reinhart, Arlington dock manager, is to be arrested tonight on a grand larceny complaint. He allegedly aided P. J. Flynn, Northern Pacific yardmaster, in stealing a carload of wheat. A warrant was sworn by Flynn’s attorney J. J. MacCaerty. Judge McCaerty questioned Flynn’s role, suggesting he may have been a tool of others. The steamer Queen sailed to San Francisco with 200 passengers and full freight.
J Ed Bridges a wealthy Portland contractor and father in law of W S Barnes who drowned in the bay arrived in Seattle. He plans to regain custody of the child, now in Tacoma, to fulfill the dying wish of Barnes’ widow that the youngster be raised by his grandparents.
William Robinson known as a petty thief was arrested by Patrolmen Griffith and Looker on Fisher Lane for stealing three umbrellas worth eight dollars. Police found multiple long pockets in his coat used to hide the plunder. Robinson has prior petty larceny arrests and gave no motive for the theft.
Mrs Jessie Denning a 72 year old resident of Cleveland house on Second Avenue and Malintreet left a note early this morning saying she had gone for good. Edward Chrisette found the note after being awakened by noises in the room.
Mrs. Denning left her home prompting a police alert but before any search began she returned and was found at her residence. She is believed safe.
Camp Grant receives orders to prepare plans and specifications for immediate construction of a government steamer to serve between forces on Puget Sound. Captain Grant has been negotiating for several steamers but has not found a suitable vessel.
Mrs. Catherine Peplinsky testified in court that changing a name without changing life leads to trouble. She cited her marriage to Pep lineky ending after one day, followed by divorce granted by Judge Tallman for nonsupport and desertion. She was permitted to resume her maiden name Pelarkt.
Richard Cameron recovered a default judgment of 2500 against H Felits for false arrest on a charge of larceny by embezzlement. Felits was served notice of trial in the superior court but failed to appear.
Edward Tress Ing, an employee at the Southern Pacific shops in Sacramento, was killed by an electric shock today after accidentally touching a rod charged with high voltage. He died instantly from the shock.
Superior Judge Bell signs the death warrant for Jack Reynolds alias Moft tana Jack. Reynolds killed William McNally at Wellington Inet fall. Execution to occur within 90 days inside the state penitentiary on a date chosen by the penitentiary superintendent.
A job recruitment notice promises good wages and calls for immediate labor on a property. The alert emphasizes urgency and asks for as many workers as possible to start at once.
Real estate note reports 124 single acre tracts sold to home builders and 6 houses started last week. An upcoming sales event features eight salesmen at Garden Station to show unsold tracts. Separate addition near Hillman City with new Henton car route First and Jackson streets eight minutes ride.
The steamship Valencia under Captain Cann arrived this morning from Skagway carrying 66 passengers and 50 tons of general merchandise. It also delivered 600 tons of concentrates from the Treadwell mines for the Tacoba smelter. No news of the steamer Discovery was received during the voyage. Notable passengers included Jack Dalton the Klondike explorer and miner, P. J. Farley of Yankee Cove, and Thomas Lyons, assistant district attorney for southeastern Alaska.
Federal Judge Hanford discharged the grand jury at noon after a session that yielded fifteen indictments. Among those charged were Charles Todd for ambergris, Alice Roper and Charles Johnson for counterfeit currency, Marion Madison for a forged money order, and others for whiskey sales to Indians, opium smuggling, and bribery attempts at immigration. Details note delays in wireless station completion due to the Meteor breakup.
Eight federal prisoners were released after no true bills were returned. Dan Finnegan, charged with selling whiskey to Jim Walker, was freed as jurors deemed prosecution unwarranted. Other detainees including Japanese bribe suspects and Chinese entrants were discharged for lack of evidence.
In Superior Court this morning J Vincent, an elderly deaf mute man, was arraigned on forgery charges. He could not plead until a deaf and dumb interpreter is obtained, with efforts by state attorneys and local bar to aid him. Case to be resumed in a few days when an interpreter is secured. Frank Pyle files divorce suit against Mia Katherine Pyle for cruelty, seeking custody of two children. COUSINS CAFE, M4 Union st.
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